In fact, after walking out of the temporary medical center where Rodrigo, Brother Teresa and others received treatment and training, Jiang Tian couldn't help but bring up a smile at the corner of his mouth. I didn't expect to meet such an interesting character in this time and space that seriously deviated from official history.
That's it for everyone else. Rodrigo's experience reminded him of another time and space. During the reconquest movement to re-Christianize the Spanish peninsula, a famous and iconic figure made all the Spanish kings of the same era want him. Sheng Xide looked down at each other.
However, Rodrigo in this time and space is more like a different time and space entity under the edge of the world line; he just has richer experiences, but his luck is a little worse. The good high-ranking members of the Knights and the vassal nobles were reduced to the status of mere sergeants of the Holy Kingdom's border guards.
In addition, he was involved in the underground gathering of aliens and cultists, which made Jiang Tian rarely want to recruit. However, his polite and courteous speech also shows that he is a determined and independent person who will not easily change his determination.
Therefore, Jiang Tian simply visited and asked about everyone's experiences, and told him the best treatment and subsequent recovery conditions, but made no other requests. It was Brother Teresa who offered to stay in the Free Army to participate in and witness operations against aliens.
Jiang Tian naturally agreed immediately, and then made another suggestion; now that the Holy Kingdom army that invaded Zealand has been defeated, he hoped that after Rodrigo recovered from his injuries, he would return to the Holy Kingdom as a messenger to negotiate with the Free Army in the future. The conditions are forwarded to the appropriate senior management.
After all, although this battle was fierce, causing at least more than a thousand casualties of the Free Army; it also captured at least 1,000 prisoners, including the enemy's commander, the grand leader of the Eleanor Knights, and the glorious knight Merini. Hundreds of senior knights, noble generals and officers.
Therefore, they are also a very important bargaining chip and trump card in the subsequent diplomatic negotiations with the Holy Kingdom. At least the current Free Army is not ready for a full-scale war with the Holy Kingdom. That is neither realistic nor worthwhile, so it is good to reach a short-term truce agreement or tacit understanding.
On the other hand, for private individuals, if converted directly into ransom based on their status and fiefdom, it would be a considerable amount; it may be enough to compensate for the damage they caused to the Kingdom of Zealand by the invasion they launched. Should be a loss, maybe more than enough.
So after Rodrigo agreed, Jiang Tian asked for one more thing. After he recovered from his injuries, he took turns visiting the generals and officers of the Holy Kingdom who had become prisoners, to see if they had any personal messages or requests, and then take them back to the country together.
Of course, this is also an upright conspiracy. If someone is good at maneuvering, they will use this opportunity to build momentum and profit for themselves, and even take the opportunity to win the favor and favor of these Holy Kingdom nobles and high-ranking knights; finally, this will be transformed into their own interests and connections.
But if he is as upright as ever, he will also win the gratitude and kindness of some people. But not everyone is able to repay their kindness, or even if they are in adversity, they will not easily express their anger and blame others; especially when they are in an embarrassing situation.
At this time, no matter how grateful you are on the surface, you will intensify your efforts to repay kindness with hatred in the future. Of course, just this would only cause some minor trouble to him. It's still too early to ask him to change his family. After all, he comes from a powerful vassal family.
However, there are no absolutes in this world. If he happened to have some powerful enemies and used this to provoke political incidents and palace struggles, it would be completely different. As the saying goes, how can the icing on the cake compare to providing help in times of need, or even saving people in times of danger...
After arranging the follow-up affairs of Tarbes City/Fortress, and forming a special Lower Pyrenees garrison (4,300 people), in order to control this important road on the spot and prepare for the subsequent military operations of the Holy Kingdom; Jiang Tian led the remaining Troops, captured and recruited recruits embarked on their return journey.
When he returned to Toulouse after two days and three nights, he received a series of unexpected news. Seemingly inspired by the news of the Holy Kingdom's march to Toulouse, the royal party/old aristocracy was actually very active and rampant in the only two remaining provinces of Aude and Hérault on the southwest coast.
Therefore, just four days ago, a temporary seventh regiment (two regiments/five companies) that marched to take over the capital of the Aude province, Corcassonne Fortress, was met by a large number of local royalist troops, and they were attacked one after another. Attacked and harassed; eventually they reached Corcassonne but were surrounded.
Seven days earlier, a major event also occurred in the province of Hérault; because the fleet of the Kingdom of Sardinia landed at the coastal port of Sète. With the strong assistance from these hostile forces from overseas, the armed forces of the local royal party/old aristocracy suddenly expanded to tens of thousands.
Then, in the continuous siege of the provincial city of Montpellier, they received support from the naval combat company of the Kingdom of Sardinia; they used the cannons disassembled and transferred from the ship to blast open the dilapidated Montpellier city defense; finally, they rushed into the city. The royal party created a heinous tragedy.
They not only hunted down and massacred the remaining liberal and republican suspects in the city, but also sent troops everywhere to burn, kill, and loot Jianyin. Whether they were old, weak, women, children, or priests and officials, they involuntarily used all kinds of means to kill and enjoy themselves; almost all the people were killed. The city was drowned in a pool of blood.
In the end, even the Sardinians who came to help in the battle couldn't stand it and restrained themselves slightly. However, the gathered royal party became more and more swollen under this victory, and even announced on the spot in the ruins of the city that they would rebuild the orthodox army of the annihilated kingdom and the southern protectorate government.
A great aristocrat, the Marquis de Sade, was appointed as the royal steward and generalissimo; he also appointed a series of palace positions and military ranks; and established at least dozens of titles of governor, regiment, regiment, and regimental commander, as if he were crowned by a monkey. to entertain themselves. It has also become the primary target of the Free Army.
However, when Jiang Tian heard the familiar name of Marquis de Sade, he became a little confused. This is not only a frequent visitor to the Bastille in another time and space, but also the only prisoner rescued during the French Revolution. He is also the ancestor of Western psalm literature and SM tradition.
Of course, the Marquis de Sade in this time and space is also a well-known figure in the capital circle. Not only because he comes from a noble family in Provence in the south of the kingdom, nor because his family has been a diplomat for a long time, but also because he is a famous pimp in the upper class of the kingdom.
Moreover, including his spouse and their relatives, the relationship between men and women is extremely chaotic; even former members of the royal family have had affairs. Especially the late queen, who was known as the "Queen of Buses", and who knows how many colorful and reciprocal jokes were made about her.
But I never expected that such a walking lower-body creature with a good reputation could actually become the backbone and leader of the remaining royal party in the south; it was simply speechless. This also reflects from another aspect that the royal party in the south seems to have no one available?
Still, there are pressing issues that need to be addressed. The royalist army besieging Corcassonne was relatively easy to deal with. Jiang Tian directly sent cavalry instructor Duval, leading fifteen full cavalry companies and twenty mounted infantry companies; they rushed to attack them in a rush march.
The remaining Marquis de Sade, who is entrenched in the city of Montpellier, as well as the so-called orthodox army of the kingdom and the southern protectorate government, are not the focus to be dealt with at the moment. The real problem lies in the Sardinian fleet, which has occupied the port of Sète and can provide continuous overseas support to the royal party.
As the only Kingdom of Sardinia that is geographically not considered among the princes of Northern Italy, but is one of the four main forces of the Northern Italian Allied Forces, its predecessor originated from the Maritime Military District of the Western Empire. Therefore, it also has the most powerful naval force and naval combat company organization among the princes of the Western Empire.
Of course, compared to the Sealand Kingdom in its heyday, all the maritime power of the Western Empire could only have a relative advantage to compete with it. Now that the Free Army has passed through the Port of Toulon, part of the Kingdom's navy that has been mastered and restored can only be used to ensure the safety of the shipping routes in the overseas provinces.
Therefore, they could neither stop the Sardinian navy, bypass tightly defended places such as Marseille, and seize ports on the southwest coast to land, nor could they gain sufficient advantages in maritime battles. Therefore, in response to the invasion of the Sardinian army, the final winner had to fall on land.
However, this time, the Free Army, which has initially mastered and integrated the greater Toulouse area, already has a better means of transportation; it operates on the waterway connecting the Garonne River Basin and the lower Taff River through artificial canals, which can be used A large fleet of ships transporting supplies and troops.
